Wine

Best Bang-For-the-Buck Wines in Houston Restaurants & Bars

POSTED: July 15, 2019 AT 7:39 pm   /   Bars, Wine

Everyone loves a good value, but when it comes to wine it’s not always a great idea to aim for the cheapest glass or bottle on the list. However, sometimes it’s fine! Sommeliers at Houston’s finest restaurants and wine bars all have favorite under-appreciated and under-valued regions they enjoy putting onto their lists. We talked […]

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15 Wine Tools Recommended by a Master Sommelier

POSTED: May 30, 2019 AT 2:41 pm   /   Bars, Wine

From 2005 until 2016, Guy Stout was the only Master Sommelier in Houston and one of the first to ever pass in Texas. The Court of Master Sommeliers administers the exams, which are so famously difficult that movies have been made about the experience. Lately, Stout has had the number 15 on his mind. That’s […]

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Houston Experts Reveal Great Thanksgiving Wines Available at Grocery Stores

POSTED: November 19, 2018 AT 1:12 pm   /   Bars, Sommeliers You Should Know, Wine

Since the Thanksgiving holiday’s modern inception in the late 1600s, wine has become a tradition. (For the pilgrims, it was cider and that’s a possibility even to this day, too.)  Not only do certain types of wine complement the meal, but it’s a wonderful — sometimes essential — “social lubricant” that softens the edges of those […]

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2018 Houston Restaurant Weeks Participants Amping Up Menus With Drink Pairings -Updated

POSTED: August 1, 2018 AT 8:13 am   /   Bars, Cocktails, Featured, Whisk(e)y, Wine

August is here, and that means it’s time for Houston Restaurant Weeks (HRW). This annual month-long event runs from August 1 through September 3 and provides excellent chances for Houstonians to not only dine out for a good cause but also find some new favorite restaurants. Brunch and lunch cost $20 and dinner costs either […]

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